Geelong have plenty of work to do after their fairytale season came to a horror story end. After missing the finals last year, the resurgent Cats were widely praised after …
Continue reading Hard work, big decisions await Cats: ScottSydney forward Ben McGlynn plans to embrace his tortured AFL grand final past and not let it ruin a rare shot at premiership glory. McGlynn has been tantalisingly close yet …
Continue reading Swans’ McGlynn to embrace grand final hypeCronulla have paid an emotional tribute to Ron Massey, dedicating their win over North Queensland in Friday’s grand final qualifier to the rugby league coaching legend. Of all the people …
Continue reading Massey inspires Sharks to NRL grand finalThey’re the team everyone’s been chasing since August, but Melbourne coach Craig Bellamy insists 2016 will still be a success if the Storm fail to make next week’s NRL decider. …
Continue reading Storm’s 2016 already a success: BellamySydney’s injury hits keep coming and they could make three changes for the AFL grand final. Defender Aliir Aliir hurt a knee when he landed awkwardly in the first quarter …
Continue reading Swans have AFL grand final injury worriesGreater Western Sydney coach Leon Cameron is yet to contemplate what next week might hold for recalled forward Rhys Palmer, adding he is no certainty to be dropped should the …
Continue reading Palmer’s focus on prelim, not next weekSydney are into their third AFL grand final in five years after ambushing Geelong early on Friday night at the MCG and winning by 37 points. The 2012 premiers jumped …
Continue reading Swans beat Cats to make AFL grand finalSydney are into their third AFL grand final in five years after ambushing Geelong early on Friday night at the MCG and winning by 37 points. The 2012 premiers jumped …
Continue reading Swans belt Cats to make AFL grand finalSydney are sweating on the fitness of Aliir Aliir after the in-form defender suffered a knee injury in the Swans’ AFL preliminary final romp over Geelong. Aliir joins Jarrad McVeigh …
Continue reading Wounded Swans sweat on injured defenderNorth Queensland’s NRL premiership defence wasn’t just ended by Cronulla – it was obliterated. Friday night’s score of 32-20 did more than flatter the Cowboys as they ran in three …
Continue reading We were kidding ourselves: ThurstonCronulla have advanced to the NRL grand final with a 32-20 demolition of a listless North Queensland at Allianz Stadium. The result sent the 36,717-strong crowd into raptures on Friday …
Continue reading Cronulla move up, up into NRL grand finalCronulla halfback Chad Townsend has turned his NRL finals humiliation into happiness, steering the Sharks into the grand final two weeks after being hooked by coach Shane Flanagan. Townsend had …
Continue reading Townsend earns NRL finals redemptionThe Western Bulldogs of 1997 came agonisingly close to breaking the club’s grand final drought and at least one old Dog can see parallels between Luke Beveridge’s team and his …
Continue reading Shades of ’97 in Bulldogs’ pack mentalityThey broke bread on Thursday, but Craig Bellamy and Ricky Stuart will put their friendship on hold on Saturday when their teams rip in for a prized spot in next …
Continue reading Coaches Bellamy, Stuart break breadThe Western Bulldogs plan to put Greater Western Sydney under intense physical pressure, but are adamant they aren’t feeling any pressure of their own after their poor run in previous …
Continue reading Pressure the key for Bulldogs in AFL finalAngry Melbourne coach Craig Bellamy says his NRL side deserves better than the annual September attack on the Storm’s tackling technique. Bellamy on Friday blasted critics from up north for …
Continue reading Storm deserve better than attacks: BellamyThere was a point earlier this NRL season where Jack Wighton felt things were falling apart. Handling errors, poor decisions, missed tackles. It wasn’t for a lack of trying; the …
Continue reading How Wighton turned his NRL game aroundWe’ve all seen him kick chairs, mouth off, scrunch his face and jump for joy on the sidelines. But there’s a softer side to Ricky Stuart few get to see. …
Continue reading Stuart, Raiders riding wave of NRL emotion
